Truck for transporting printers&#39; forms.



PATENTED. DEC. 5,1905.

7 I T. A. RAISBEOK.

TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTING PRINTERS FORMS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12.1905.

INVENTOR WITNESSES:

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To all whom concern: i

' .B'e .itknown that I, TnoMAs A. RAIs'BnoK, a

" citizen of the United States, .residingat' Bloom field, in the county of Essex, 'State-o'f New' J ersey," have invented-a new and "useful Truck for Transporting Printers" Forms, of which the following is a specification.

As heretofore constructed form-trucks have i been open to the objection that-the forms and I T able.

chases were held with insuflicient rigidity, permitting accidental contact ofthe type-faces of the forms with adjacent chases, resulting in abrasion and injury ofthe types andillus trati'ons contained in'the forms. This is especiallytrue of forms locked up in" electrotypers chases, which are'usually provided a compact, strong, and light construction, with interchangeable parts, permitting'rapid and inexpensive repairs.

Further objects of my invention will appear in the course of the subjoined description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part'of this specification and which illustrate a practical embodiment ofmy invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a truck whichI' have chosen to illustrate my invention. Fig. 2is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3isa front elevation. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of one of the corrugated sides, on'an enlarged scale, showing a formor chase in position.

The truck has upright front andrear ends a and 6, each consisting, preferably, of a single casting. To the bottom of the front end piece 0; is secured a cross-piece 0, forming the upper half of a fifth-wheel d, the lower half of which, together with the front pair of wheels, is'pivoted by means of a king-bolt,

permitting the front wheels to turn entirely around under the body of the truck. The rear axle e is fastened rigidly to the rear end piece I), and for the purpose of transmitting the stresses applied at the front of the truck v Specification of Letters Patent,

by side bars f.

-ing surfaces on two of their sides. 1a vlew ofone of the racks 1n section and 1llusany way with the security of the grip on the sides of the chase.

more directly to the rear wheelsthe frontand rear end pieces a and 6" are rigidlyconnected Both end pieces a' andbare provided with -projec'tionspp, Fig. 2; I Betweenthe opposite "projections on th'e front and 'rear'ends are secured a pair of racks g, the whole being drawn together by'four or more tie-rods 0". These racks are parallel with the projections 9 and p and together constitute. a V-shapedv body; having a space at the. apex :to receive the cor- ,nersof-the forms. The edgesof the forms '7 rest in grooves k 71i against the two racks.

These grooves have beveled or slanting edges 7 wider than the thickness of the forms at the top and narrower at the bottom. The forms of the grooves and are securely held in position by the combined action of the four slant- Fig. 4 is be understood that the slantofthe two racks as, a whole, combined with the individual wedging action of the beveled sides of the grooves, serve to hold forms of any size and thickness with perfectrigidity, while the open space at the apex of the angle formed by the racks permits the enlarged corners of electrotypers chases to enter without interfering in In addition to the features mentioned th truck is provided with a movable handle j in.

, front, a'hook lc-for holding the handle in an elevated position when not in use, and a pair of stationary handles m on the rear'end piece, thus providing means for pulling the truck from the front and pushing it from behind.

A form-truck constructed in accord with my invention, whether in the form shown or in any other form coming within the scope of my claims, will be. strong, light, and practically indestructible. readily being taken to pieces and reassembled if it shouldbecome necessary to replace a broken part. It will hold a large numberof too It will be capable of forms of different sizes and with perfect se- :ourity, even when the truck is wheeled up or down an inclined runway or subjected to sudden jars, as often occurs in use.

While I have illustrated'and described a particular form which my invention may take, it will be readily understood that it is not IIO limited to the construction shown, as the principle of the invention can be carried out in other ways. It can also be used for other purposes than the carriage of-forms.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is.

1. A form-truck comprising a frame and a pair of racks thereon, said racks each being priovided with parallel grooves having inclined s1 es.

2. A form-truckcomprising a frameand a pair of oppositely-inclined racks mounted thereon and spaced apart, said racks being provided with grooves having slanting walls.

3. In a form-truck the combination of a movable handle connected with the front upright.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS A. RAISBECK. Witnesses:

FRANCIS J TRowN, FRED J. BREUNING. 

